Show Title FLOOD olm Los ln 111milll yd 1 she a a 4 Mrairais leun April 17A crisis hag arrived lu northern loutalodmilig Iho mighty force 01 nature won the Igll LI flight at 10 Dclck the wotkuo The levee at lgg four fallen below too D41ta Lt were bar tined to 0 a u do bulu 10 their embankment A small yellow Stream begun to trickle through tbe aperture and a moment later there was a craib rho Ijunlna mla system had at laiteuLCumbtit to the fearful onslaught ol the Mississippi river A general claim was sjuuded and the Inhabitant Inhabit-ant of the vicinity began moving molt ol their valuable eflectl In thirty minutes loo crovaise bad In crashed lu size 1 from a uit n feet 1 to tllly yards Bud the water was pouring Ibrouin A tbeopeulu with Jeanul Velocity ve-locity There IS l a snip of iwamp about Iwo Ulllei wide luime dlalcly bebtnl I Ihu levee where the break tccuired Bud beyond that there are many of tile tineel plan lallons of tcutuirn Louisiana liulei Ibu crovasb call be Stopped the overflowed over-flowed area Will lUclU4b the lower hal of MaitUou pohb mud all Tuvso auj COO rdla pailsues rue water will then flaw lu Too s river and should balm proVo Its luablllly to carry the great volume of water Into the main channel the flooded area will ex lend to FrS1110111 aDd part ul Cats htuia partihes and lake the tilth die allot levte AT here tilts boartl bad concentrated con-centrated nearly a tuouund men along the levee I a Jmentlo 1 gig tills Ip bag beu I godeo as DUD of the weaken points lu the entire men lem rue roll licll that will I be lots 13 ala age lu the Uljhell state of cultivation Dud the loss will bo Irs uieudou eltUATIO AT ST LUIS BT LOUIs April 17Tho river here this inuruiuif enowed ml a decline ul a 01 As toot for toe put 24 hours and the Trod action t that It will change but Illlle during life text Iwo days AbOratICIT however ellitnt staggers marked uu the M suUil al lloouvllle aud Kansas oIly auj oh tbe Mlxlt slpil al IhoolbKDkDk and Divtn Iu local weittier oh erver Frank enfl IJ thinks ibe Missouri will oju Hutu to riiuslowi and tbe upper Musliiippl eli will 1 1 rise fictionally out ou Sillier tg ee aid ludlcalea sough i K jnuk witn the wslr now lu 41plul AT OIJAIIA CIU N h 1 A tit ITb MI Lu I Alvi I laLnry but tilt urvrtW7 mdkZ Uood I Sam IUOII K Allot ttl 10 1 C 111 Ik I tull ch has rim 1 Ix I Inrle ilno last uUbt t The thing moil attended J now at bona 000 flrit I Alike across tbe Ii 110 11 glo y Ihl monlnK and a gave 01 nlfl 11 I letting the torrent own In the batement blow the second dyko The wa er Is ilitnit rOlldly This djk IscrorneJ by the lalwollco nd trainload alle 1 lalo load or mltl has b1 delegated there this mining to strengthen lb threatened mbaokulll 1 alone now llsLdl between the hUIO flood of water IO Cut I fete and the lallr = d yaiUa and factories bloAT blo-AT VIC DURU VlCKUJtnul MlK April 17At 10 loo Alto motulu tile liver allows a all of IMG inches Tile Uullel Stalls cutter Florence anlvetl at 1 am front Davis Island an I report a second break t lu the IjODltlana line Immediately Immedi-ately lu Iroil ol nedlorda lundlLg Hill may pitslhly ho tho break at 1 la be lb Florence OI up tile cobalt end well some OItabO lm tho main 11ul tho levee I AI 103U a w tile town or Delta 1 Congo than bell under water mutt Its Inundation wilt wil-t e traffic belore dark A Itll A1C 199 1 FED WI1IB VlCic lilHUMIu April 17Ualtd Wages me Atollim mrived at 1 p it U from Hgo crevasse auJ rlplti the hrak IOU feet wide 13 a to ul I a Out feel r nl K a m The rumored bll a I Uedlordd starts In I ntt correct |